Jason Solomon
After a 17-year profession as a youth minister, Jason Solomon felt a divine calling to transition into nursing.
“At 40 years previous, I discerned that God was telling me nursing was my new type of ministry outdoors the church partitions and a brand new strategy to be extra current to my household,” he mentioned.
Jason joined Akron Kids’s in 2015 and has been a useful resource pool nurse on evening shift for nearly a decade. He was initially drawn to the function as a brand new nurse searching for to discover completely different areas of pediatric nursing.
“The float pool (because it was previously known as) was an amazing place to begin, to check out many areas of the hospital and see the place I needed to go,” he defined.
In accordance with Briana Reardon, scientific nurse supervisor of the useful resource pool and nursing supervisors, the useful resource pool gives quite a few advantages for nurses searching for a dynamic and difficult profession path.
“Being a useful resource pool nurse is arguably one of many hardest jobs within the hospital,” she mentioned. “Useful resource pool employees have to be versatile but additionally snug and assured of their data and abilities to competently look after sufferers on any of the models they’re assigned.”
Jason mentioned one of many key advantages of being a useful resource pool nurse is the in depth orientation and ongoing training he acquired which outfitted him to deal with various affected person wants.
“I had at the very least a 12 months of coaching that included each flooring,” he mentioned. “All of the suggestions, coaching and assist helped me to grow to be a proficient nurse with all ages and analysis inside Akron Kids’s.”
Useful resource pool nurses are categorized into two ranges.
“Degree 1 employees assist all of our acute care areas, whereas degree 2 employees primarily assist vital care areas however may additionally help in acute care if wanted,” says Briana. “This method permits our nurses to develop a variety of abilities and adapt to varied affected person assignments.”
The flexibleness inherent within the useful resource pool function is a big draw for a lot of nurses, together with veterans.
“Skilled nurses have the data base, talent set and significant considering functionality to maintain up with the fast-paced setting of being a useful resource pool nurse,” Briana mentioned.
Jason (pictured along with his household) says one of many massive attracts of a profession in nursing was the pliability to spend extra time along with his household.
Jason agrees, emphasizing the variability and flexibility that comes with the job.
“We might be assigned to any unit and even transfer from unit to unit inside a shift,” he mentioned. “This fixed motion not solely retains the work partaking but additionally enhances a nurse’s potential to handle completely different affected person demographics, ages and diagnoses.”
Jason has additionally been in a position to advance his profession and tackle management roles throughout the useful resource pool.
“I’ve grow to be a major preceptor on evening shift to the brand new degree 2 vital care floats to the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), together with varied tremendous person positions (Pump Integration, Omnicell and Glucometer),” he mentioned.
Regardless of the transient nature of their assignments, useful resource pool nurses kind a close-knit group inside their division.
“We work collectively as a group with unit-based council, employees conferences, celebrations and training. We assist one another and attempt to assist one another out,” Jason defined.
This sense of unity extends to your complete hospital.
“I really feel like we’re welcomed on any unit as a result of we offer assist when wanted,” Jason mentioned. “I’ve bonded with extra employees as a useful resource nurse as a result of I do know individuals from all completely different models, and that features administrative, police, environmental companies and assist employees.”
Briana mentioned useful resource pool nursing additionally helps profession progress and competency improvement.
Briana Reardon
“Useful resource pool nurses obtain a better base price as a result of we acknowledge the challenges, experience and significant considering required to go wherever and take any affected person task,” she mentioned. “Many begin as degree 1 nurses to grasp acute care after which transfer as much as degree 2, taking up increased acuity sufferers.”
Briana encourages veteran nurses to contemplate making use of to the useful resource pool.
“The arrogance and experiences veteran nurses convey to the useful resource pool could be very helpful,” mentioned Briana. “We worth their experience, which may enormously improve affected person care throughout the hospital.”
“I like the pliability and journey that my function gives,” mentioned Jason. “It retains up my abilities, and since you transfer from unit to unit, it retains the job recent. I can keep away from the stress and pressure that generally comes from engaged on a selected flooring.”
Fascinated with becoming a member of the useful resource pool? Contact our recruitment group at talentacquisition@akronchildrens.org.
